The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-07
GOOD STORIES or znB PnnsnNr DAY
| am Beset by Three Indians end Tive
| hears, but my Coed Luek stands By Mo.

| Wtn0 river MOUNTAINS wyoming, nehr tho
headwaters OF Green River. before got an
Indian alarm. had como up from Fort
Bridger with pack mule and plenty OF traps
and provisions. and by travelling mostly ut
n light and taking every pains to hide my trail
la d escaped the attention Of the redskins.
Ha wing gained the upper end OF the valley, 1
fo,n nd safe spot for the mule and plenty OF
gam for my traps. For the first two weeks l
did not discharge my rifle once. / was trap
ping for fur. and what fresh meat needed
killed with the bow and arrow. In TWENTY-FIVE
days I had a mule load Of furs. had but to
set my raps and wait little. 1t must have
been Years since any one had hunted or
trapped In that valley, for the hares would
scarcely rA1 away, and on three or four oeca.
sions black tailed deer stopped at half pistol
shot and gaia ut me as II they had never soon
human beina before.
The discover, which 30 vexed and alarmed
me was made ea-ly in the morning. Ihad my
camp close In to hhe base OF the mountains on
the cast side Of tia, valley. while the mule was
hidden on the west Rido, about oppol site. 1 had
enclosed him In about half an acre Of ground.
5sh som nd q e Szs e sIS
Other 9TH day. Ny fSrs wer stored in Gave forty
rods above camp as fast as n,l
nry custom to climb TO ledge OF rocks over.
fbs Sasy M ana
oa car ' Tor years on this 9sssS'isifSn hsd
turned the
paSE horse foiiowins they were not IN
dress. but three bucks whp had come into the
Wv Vas boiling mad over the advent of my
visitors Ali my fuck. was gone n 2 moment
Ana sSaf aSe sss shc% q mule
Ard furs. The fellows were ton miles away
ee aP tR seH AZ % Sne
ass Sa s syiPs ssnsa
Sn sn she sssE o eHa TIN
mdhutS Wi drm determination not to leave
The valley. had not yet lighted q fire to pre-
AZ ashes s sts savs Sn and d ihs
S STsnas f9xG quarter Of hour oIterate
ali all Sims Of he camp: Ny iurs In the gave
must tag saas t sae ans might might 9t
soSer "f Il. ' ny 'stinatIon was G,,lch or
eaon mile Or Up tWi sae p xssS e On
trsne eu Int had never explored the g9le'h. It
doubtless contained some hidip h pia.S Or Or
s ssap s 81 nns Knew what the ans
'aS s5S era ss%ss sfsksz
bssnd ssS ct .h ssss Tst q
h asEs S'ES e g1ha aa ns ssS9 he
lore or at least not &c high up While aS thUa
we're for ssns 81 wn sber eh
eyes eSa sc soon mady discover They ran o. to
footprint. an overturned stone: Of some other
and entered the very thlcke. where M n.y. mule a,L
c wSs oi the mule would them e
and the three hunters after game Would re-
three ali Sepe n ssSe
my property and started oh up the gulch to
make my escape through the range; -. INT,
n VI 70 place Tss az AND
lad s don. TsTs
ssssa 81 N Quitting The
twilight which prevailed down there re- d ran
plump against mass OF rcSk ~ In tine the PafIh
not ea iTely that the Indians Yet knew q my lo.
S %sn We're In sSe Valley, but could not
where was m4EEning yoSa SnoW az ab s%a
nsht zane sasy anS dodRe and
noitre and before noon they would I BE- certain
hnd only one man t9 }s dsa 1a Mtn would
Be cheekmated, and could not get out ct the
upper end without going eyer the wid b awe
seme other way way but while was burning
bsd n sSe rs es yard
Indians to be coming looked s e% adyantaRe.
iST o nv pasfR 4 hos IN
srawsd eq hoe ~"
smss b ghs n iadsed H. n0ss
enough to stine me: knew also tn, that th haf
den or Of ssh to ooe eroand
ana It H Was cave. While the entrance was very
narrow The chamber ESs at iea stand 1 IN n
what fff have .o SP YOU t6s match had W.
aS n sRs s sHs
acs TS s he %ttered e
rock Of the cavern, and he drew back tIm6ied
Ground the aoh for T9 Or sh5e0 pan
erow ling with anger as he went: When could
Hear him no more, I lighted ANOTHER match and
cfn Glsn be Bear Whom had turned put Of
ro oISs e ON the door Of the dom and the rst
RaSs G 1o a FIJI
man nor bear could remove while i! was behind
'I In about twenty minutes tho bear returned.
accompanied by his mate, and for the next next
half hour they made lively work ior me. Iney
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fear the would DO 6y f tber bsaa
bad iob: but while the well one vent
front OF the entrance and licked his wounds
and uttered low growls. He had put himself
had revenge had hastily gathered up
and. t6ouEh had no water. should not suffer
much for couple Of days. The only thing !
as possible and wait for something to turn up.
I cared very little about the bears. knowing
that could kill them of at any time but the
Indians were to be seriously considered: They
would leave no stone unturned to lind my
hiding place, and once they found me, situated
as ! then was, was dead man: ,.n
There was no change In the sttuatlon until
about sundoVn. whom the other bear returned,
and Q second attempt was made to get at me:
They were so determined that had to use my
revolver. firing four shots, and; while neither
Of them was Killed. both were driven to fury BY
the wounds. Tho ono went on as before. while
the other lay down at the mouth OF the den,
slept pretty wen for man In q bears den, but
awoke Just as daylight was altering down into
the Rulch. II was fierce roar from the bear
which aroused me. I thought his mate had